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Paid Notice: Deaths PORTER, H. BOONE

1999-07-08T05:00:00+0000

PORTER-H. Boone. The Rev. Dr. Canon H. Boone Porter, one of the Episcopal Church's most influential priests and thinkers and whose many achievements include the 1979 revision of the Book of Common Prayer, died on Saturday, June 5. An author, artist, educator and philanthropist, he was 76 and lived in Southport, Connecticut. The vision of the Rev. Dr. Canon H. Boone Porter's 44 years of ordained ministry aimed to revitalize the Episcopal Church through education, liturgical reform and inclusion o ...


Lloyd Porter, Cafe Owner Who Found Joy in Everyone, Dies at 49

2020-05-22T15:57:32+0000

An actor transplanted from California, he and his wife opened Bread Stuy, a bakery and cafe that became a local gathering spot.


Lloyd Porter, Cafe Owner Who Found Joy in Everyone, Dies at 49

2020-05-22T15:57:32+0000

An actor transplanted from California, he and his wife opened Bread Stuy, a bakery and cafe that became a local gathering spot.


Andrew Porter, New Yorker Classical Music Critic, Dies at 86

2015-04-04T03:18:39+0000

Mr. Porter, who also pieced together a restored version of ““Don Carlos,” directed operas as well, and translated librettos from the many languages he knew.


Charlie Porter, an Adventurer Scaling Rock and Sailing Seas, Is Dead at 63

2014-03-15T21:42:57+0000

Mr. Porter, a self-taught adventurer and climate scientist, was most famous for the climbing routes he devised up El Capitan in Yosemite National Park in the early 1970s.


Bill Porter, an Exceptional Salesman Who Inspired a Film, Dies at 81

2013-12-10T01:39:02+0000

Mr. Porter, who had cerebral palsy, was the inspiration for “Door to Door,” a 2002 TV film starring William H. Macy.


Stephen Porter, Theater Director, Dies at 87

2013-06-20T02:10:06+0000

Mr. Porter was a theater director who dusted off classic plays by the likes of Molière and Shaw and honed them as “the realism of another time.”


Porter Wagoner, Singer, Dies at 80

2007-10-30T04:00:00+0000

Porter Wagoner was a country singer who mixed rhinestone suits, a towering pompadour and cornball jokes with direct, simple songs over a career best known for his partnership with Dolly Parton.


Porter Wagoner, country singer, dies at 80

2007-10-29T05:00:00+0000

Porter Wagoner, a country singer who mixed rhinestone suits, a towering pompadour and cornball jokes with direct, simple songs over a career best known for his partnership with Dolly Parton, died last night in Nashville. He was 80.


Paid Notice: Deaths PORTER, ALICE I.

2006-05-19T05:00:00+0000

PORTER--Alice I., 89. Of NYC, died May 4, 2006. Memorial service Monday, May 22, 11:30 AM, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.



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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:40:15 +0000

Her Tibetan Buddhist spiritual practice and her experiments with synthesizers came together in vast, slow-moving works that drew wide acclaim.

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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:54:19 +0000

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Robert Carradine, Actor Who Played the Father in ‘Lizzie McGuire,’ Dies at 71

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 20:05:27 +0000

A member of a renowned acting dynasty, he also earned fame for his role in “Revenge of the Nerds.” His family said he struggled with bipolar disorder.

Edward Hoagland, Literary Explorer of Nature and Himself, Dies at 93

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:56:50 +0000

In his lyrical writings, he examined physical landscapes as well as the interior terrain of his own life — up to the blindness that overtook him in his later years.

Susan Sheehan, Pulitzer-Winning Chronicler of Lives on the Margins, Dies at 88

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 04:20:39 +0000

As a journalist and author, she wrote meticulous portraits of people for The New Yorker. Her book “Is There No Place on Earth for Me?” won the Pulitzer Prize.

Norman Francis, 94, Who Led Xavier U. in New Orleans Into New Era, Dies

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:27:17 +0000

He was among America’s longest-serving college presidents, with a 47-year tenure, and played an important civil-rights role in New Orleans.



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